On the 27th April 1906, Helena (Lily) Maud Pike (nee Rosevere) aged 30yrs, passed away at the St John of God Hospital in Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie from Typhoid. She was the wife of councillor Eustace Walter Pike and the mother of one child, James Albert, aged 6yrs. The following photograph is a very poignant one […]
Miss Elsie Fletcher – grave tales
03/10/2017 By Leave a Comment
On the 13th February 1903 Miss Elsie Evelyn Fletcher died at her parents home at 3 Brookman Street, Boulder. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund and Elsie Fletcher of Boulder. her father was a well known butcher in Burt Street. It is not known what caused her death, she wasnt admitted to hospital. Sadly […]
John Reside – grave tales
20/09/2017 By Leave a Comment
Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 – 1951), Friday 3 October 1902, page 2 JOHN RESIDE. – The sudden death of John Reside, M.L.A. for Hannans, which took place at Kalgoorlie last Sunday evening, came as an absolute shock to the whole community. The cause of death was heart affection. Mr Reside was […]
Did she fall or was she pushed? – Annie Solly
07/09/2017 By Leave a Comment
Life for a single woman on the Goldfields of Western Australia could be very hard. Annie Solly seems to have been a young woman who could look after herself and she appeared in the newspapers several times for things such as drunk and disorderly. On New Years Day 1902 she was arrested and charged 10 […]
The Murder of May Wain – grave tales
01/09/2017 By 1 Comment
A Tragedy Recalled !!! The Six Mile Murder – by Clara Patton Crimes against women of any kind were very rare on the Goldfields of Western Australia. The prospecting community respected and valued women and welcomed their presence. It was therefor, a terrible shock to the community when it was made known that […]
